Thing 19

After viewing several podcasts I viewed many that I know the students would love to see. First, I went to Earth and Sky for Kids and was watched a pod cast on surface tension. What I thought was funny was that they were using cherrios to show this. I could easily use this in science and connect them with our weekly experiments. I also was viewing the NASA podcasts. I really like how they were broken down by age. They had a large selection to choose from and they would connect well with my space chapter. Also with the recent landing of the shuttle it would be neat to view the podcast of "NASA thing week" and see what people had to say about this exciting time at NASA. The final podcasts I took a look at were Colonial Williamsberg. They had many podcasts that the students could listen to or view. I liked the podcast titled "Freedom Bound." We talked about the underground railroad and this would fit into our chapter. It is something that the students could all view at computer class.
After viewing and exploring podcasts I definately feel that the students would prefer to watch them rather than to listen to them. It is easier for them to stay focused if they are watching rather than listening. I could post some of these podcasts on my classroom wiki page to make the students aware of podcasts. The students could also view them at computer class on the smartboard. Just by sharing podcasts with the students it will help their interest to grow and explore and seek more podcasts. The only isssue is that you have to be careful of what podcasts are out their and if they are approprate for thier age. You could manage this by always pre-viewing the podcast before showing and sharing.